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Transmissive disk, manufacturing method thereof, and levitation measurement apparatus using transmissive disk

a technology of transmissive disk and manufacturing method, which is applied in the direction of instruments, coatings, data recording, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the measurement accuracy of the levitation amount and the inability to obtain an accurate amount of levitation, and achieve the effect of less subject to damage and high accuracy

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-06-05
TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORP
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"The present invention provides a transmissive disk for head levitation measurement that is less prone to damage and can accurately measure the distance between the head and the disk. The transmissive disk has a first side with an AR coating and a second side with a lubricant coating. The manufacturing method involves applying the AR coating to one side of the transmissive plate and the lubricant coating to the other side. The levitation measurement apparatus uses the transmissive disk and a projector to measure the distance between the head and the disk as the head levitation amount. The technical effects of the invention are improved accuracy and reliability in head levitation measurement."

Problems solved by technology

At this time, a head levitation state becomes unstable, which may cause the head to be brought into contact with the surface of the glass disk to scratch the surface thereof.
Further, when it is necessary to measure up to a smaller levitation amount, a head and glass disk are brought into contact with each other due to surface undulation, making it impossible to obtain an accurate levitation amount.
A lubricant to be coated for protecting damage, which has conventionally been used, was regarded as hindrance to an increase in measurement accuracy and has not been used recently.

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[0022]FIG. 1 is a side view showing a glass disk which is a transmissive disk according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

[0023]A glass disk 1 has a first side 1a of a disk (glass plate GP which is a transmissive plate) to which AR coating 1b has been applied and a second surface 1c thereof to which Lub (lube) coating 1d which is lubricant coating has been applied.

[0024]The AR coating 1b has been known as surface treatment applied to a glass such as a lens or display (CRT) and is treated with special surface treatment in order to suppress reflection of indoor lighting or outside light in the display surface of a CRT. In this first embodiment, two types of thin films having different refractive indexes are coated on the surface of the first side 1a of the glass disk 1 to thereby prevent reflection of outside light in the display surface. The AR coating 1b has a film thickness determined by the refractive indexes of materials used and wavelength of light to be transmitted...

second embodiment

[0026]FIG. 2 is a side view showing a glass disk which is a transmissive disk according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[0027]In a glass disk 1A according to the second embodiment, the Lub coating 1d which is the same as the Lub coating 1d shown in the first embodiment is applied to the upper surface of the first side 1a of the glass disk according to the first embodiment to which the AR coating 1b has been applied.

[0028]The AR coating 1b is applied to the first side 1a of the a disk (glass plate GP) as a glass disk in the case of the first embodiment and then the entire disk is immersed in the lubricant (Lub) to obtain the glass disk 1A according to the second embodiment. According to the above manufacturing method, it is possible to extremely easily achieve Lub coating as well as to prevent both side surfaces of the glass disk 1 from being damaged.

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[0029]In a third embodiment, a head (e.g., magnetic head) levitation measurement apparatus using the glass disk according to the first or second embodiment will be described.

[0030]FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the entire configuration of a magnetic head levitation amount measurement apparatus, and FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3 which shows a measurement principle.

[0031]The levitation measurement apparatus shown in FIG. 3 includes the glass disk 1 (1A) which is a transmissive disk according to the first embodiment (or second embodiment), a projector 3, a CCD camera 5, and a calculation section (PC) 6. The projector 3 is disposed opposite to the first side 1a of the glass disk 1A and includes a laser light source 3a and an optical system 3b which project light, through the glass disk 1, to a magnetic head 2 (slider) which is levitated from the surface of the second side 1c of the glass disk 1. The CCD camera 5, which includes a detection section 4 which detects inte...

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Abstract

To provide a transmissive disk which is less subject to damage and whose levitation amount can be measured up to a smaller level with high accuracy, a manufacturing method thereof, and a levitation measurement apparatus using the transmissive disk.A transmissive disk for use in head levitation measurement in the present invention has a first side of a transmissive plate to which AR coating has been applied and a second side thereof to which lubricant coating has been applied.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention relates to a transmissive disk for use in head levitation measurement, a manufacturing method thereof, and a levitation measurement apparatus using the transmissive disk.[0003]2. Description of the Related Art[0004]There is known a levitation measurement apparatus for measuring a levitation amount of a head of a magnetic disk drive, which uses, e.g., a glass disk as a transmissive disk. In the levitation measurement apparatus, a measurement method using Phase shift is now replacing a conventional method that uses the amount of interference light along with a reduction in the head levitation amount and in order to increase measurement accuracy.[0005]In levitation measurement using the amount of interference light, a head needs to be lift up in a state where the head levitation amount is extremely small (several nm) relative to the glass disk at the calibration time. At this time, a head levitation s...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G01B11/02B05D5/06
CPCG11B5/6005G11B5/4555G11B5/6052
Inventor KIMURA, DAISUKE
Owner TOSHIBA STORAGE DEVICE CORP
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